. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. 222 Missouri Agricultural Report. laiiy, a little corn and middlings, the amount depending upon the amount of food gathered by them, and a couple of roots per day. Sows may be wintered very cheaply in this manner, and forced to take a great deal of exercise. After removing them from the yards just previous to farrowing time give them laxative foods. The demand upon the sow for the latter half of the period of ges- tation are great. If the food is of the right nature there
. Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Missouri. State Board of Agriculture; Agriculture -- Missouri. 222 Missouri Agricultural Report. laiiy, a little corn and middlings, the amount depending upon the amount of food gathered by them, and a couple of roots per day. Sows may be wintered very cheaply in this manner, and forced to take a great deal of exercise. After removing them from the yards just previous to farrowing time give them laxative foods. The demand upon the sow for the latter half of the period of ges- tation are great. If the food is of the right nature there is but little danger from over-feeding; the danger is more often from underfeeding. Sows are more often under-fed than over-fed. The ration should not consist of too much carbohydrates or fat-building materials, but should be properly balanced with proteid feeds of a bulky Fig. 2. Hog cot used by Missouri Experiment Station. If the brood sows be too great in number to permit of the plan suggested select a site for wintering them that is dry, with good drainage, and use the hog cot system. This system will neces- sitate the feeding of more grain. Give a ration of corn 3 parts, shorts 3 parts, oilmeal or tankage 1 part, and also some alfalfa meal or hay. Of the grain ration, feed on the average about 3V-> pounds per day. If the sows have been summered on alfalfa the previous. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Missouri. State Board of Agriculture. Jefferson City, Mo. : Missouri State Board of Agriculture
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